blacken

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A new scientific review suggests that Polygonum multiflorum, a root used in traditional Chinese medicine for more than a thousand years to "blacken hair and nourish essence," could be a promising alternative for managing AGA.

From Science Daily • Feb. 9, 2026

These incidents may temporarily blacken the eyes of the NBA and Major League Baseball but sports gambling is here to stay.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

But as the ghostly figure draws nearer, its skin rots and its eyes blacken.

From New York Times • Mar. 31, 2023

If the VX4 ever were to become the mass public transport that Vertical wants it to be, it might literally blacken the skies.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 22, 2022

In case my friends’ grammar and punctuation weren’t upsetting enough, the fact that nobody thought there might be a problem with ME was enough to blacken my mood pretty thoroughly.

From "Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie" by Jordan Sonnenblick